Grey Cup Sunday

 It is the perfect day to show off all my CFL content that has been waiting, for varied amounts of times, in my COMC to-be-posted box.

I'll go chronologically through this, and my opener goes back to 2004. It seems a pretty random entry to start with, even though it does hit one of my favourite photographic motifs - a defensive player with the ball. But Wayne Shaw is also a 2/14 baby! He's my first Tiger-Cat representative in the collection, although the city of Hamilton does appear previously thanks to Tom Pyatt.

Jumping forward to 2018 with this. Getting an autograph on e-pack is fun, even if it is very likely to find one when busting some CFL. But getting a Ti-Cats hit still feels really special. It is even nicer when it is a team legend like Simoni Lawrence, and one that will very likely include an induction in to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Likely next year.

Since 2022 SAGE probably dropped before the 2022 CFL release, I'll put this here. Not only does Keric Wheatfall qualify for the penmanship binder for a very legible auto, he also deserves a nod here based on this catch from the regular season. And it was Waterloo alum Tre Ford throwing the pass. Perfect!

I've definitely busted more e-pack 2022 CFL stuff as opposed to real, actual packs. I do dislike the design's move over from hockey, but it does look better with the parallels, and it really looks good when the colors match like with the Wilson. We get our first appearance of one of the participants in the game later today with this pair of Elks cards. With Edmonton being ghastly bad for so long, it is nice to see them back as contenders.

Defensive player with the ball? Nice. Defensive player celebrating a Pick 6 with the ball? Even better! That player having an alma mater listed as "Colorado School of Mines"? Perfection! I guess that Hamilton swatch is nice as well.

Ending this with 2025 content. I've busted zero stuff from 2026. I haven't even made my way to the LCS since it dropped. What is wrong with me? As for these cards, I like the nice variety in the parallels. Exclusives /100. Deluxe /250. Gold. Then some relics. I didn't find a relic-only hit when I busted my boxes last year, so it is nice to pull a couple on e-pack for completeness sake.

And there you have it!